Bail-fastening



E. EysLlCK. RAIL F'AsTEmNG( APPLICATION'FILED JUNE 30,1919.v

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EDWIN E. SLICK, 0F JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Application iiled June 30, 1919. Serial No. 307,706.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same With the tie plate in section;

Fig. 3 is a plan view partly broken away;

and v Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but on a smaller scale and illustrating a modifica@ tion.

My invention relates to rail fastenings, and is designed to provide a simple and efficient form of fastening for securing rails to metallic ties. A further object of my invention is to provide a fastening of this' Icharacter which can be readily applied vand released. j

The nature of my invention will be best understood by reference to the accompalzliying drawings which will now be described, it being premised, however, that Ivarious changes can Ibe made in the details of construction and combination of the parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

In these drawings, the numeral 2 designates a track rail, and 3 a metallic tie which is illustrated in Figs. l, 2 and 8, as' being of inverted double trough section.

Each of the fastenings comprises a rivet having a'lower portionv tof one diameter and an upper portion 5 of larger dlameter; a rail-engaging clip G revolubly mounted upon the'rivet portion of larger diameter and adapted to frictionally engage the base flange of the rail,and a spacing plate 7, seated upon the tie and between the t1e and the clip 6 on the rivet portion of smaller diameter.

In securing the fastenings to a tie, the' rivets are rigidly secured in the tie and in the spacer 7 by upsetting their lower ends sufficiently to make a tight fit of the reduced portion of the rivet with these parts. The rail-engaging clips arel left sufficiently loose upon (he larger portion of the rivets, so

that they can be readily wedged or driven into and out of engagement with the base flange of the rails.

In Figs. l, 2 and 3, I have shown the 'fastenings applied adjacent to a rail joint with two of the fastenings at each side of the joint, and with the fastening plate 7 extending across the joint. It will be understood, however, that the fastenings may be applied singly, that is to say, one at each side of the rail instead of in pairs. The form of my invention shown in these figures has been more particularly designed for use in connection with track rails of light section, such as are used in mine or other industrial railways. My invention is, however, equally applicable to heavier track construction; and in Fig. 4, the metallic tie (a portion of` which is shown at 8) 'r'nay 'be of any desired form. In this figure,

I have also shown spacing plates 7 a as having reduced portions extending transversely underneath the rail base. By firmly securing the 4rivets in the ties and spacing plates, thus making a tight fit between the rivets and these parts, water is. largely excluded i 'and corrosion prevented. At the same time, the rail-engaging clips can be readily turned on the rivets into and out of frictional engagement with the rail bases.

I claim:

'1.' A rail-fastening comprising a rivet havingytwo portions of different diameters,

a rail-engaging clip revolubly mounted on the rivet portion of larger diameter, and a spacing plate adapted to seat on` the metallic rail tie and between the tie and the said clip and through which the smaller portion of the rivet passes, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a metallic rail tie, of a rivet fXedly seated in said tie and having two portions of different diameters, a spacing plate seated on the tie and in which and the tie the smaller portion of the rivet is seated, and a rail-engaging clip revolubly seated on the larger portion of the rivet and adapted to be turned into and out of engagement with the base flange of a rail, substantially as described.'

3. `The combination with a metallic rail tie, of a rivet xedly seated in said tie and having two portions of different diameters, a spacing plate seated on the tie and in which and the tie a smaller portion of the iio rivet is seated, and a rail-engaging clip revolubly seated on the larger portion of the rivet and adapted to be turned into andI out Vof engagement with the 'base ange of a through the tie and'said spacing plate, each of said rivets having a reduced portion rigidly seated in the tie andthe spacing plate,

and a rz'viil-engaging clip revolubly seated upon each rivet above its -reduced portion and adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with. a railbase, substantially as described.

` 5.','II`he combination -with ametallic rail tie, of a 'spacing plate/seated on said tie and 20 lextending transversely underneath the rail base, said spacing plate having a thickened portion at each end, and vrivets extending upwardly through the tie and through the thickened portion of the spacing plate, said rivets having their upper end portions of increased diameters, and a rail-engaging clip revolu'bly seated on the larger portion of each rivet, substantially as described.

6. A rail-fastening comprising a 'rivet having two portions of diii'erent diameters,

and a rail-engaging clip revolubly mounted' on the rivet portion of larger diameter, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, -I have hereunto set my hand.

IEDWIN E. SLICK. 

